SkyCode Horoscopes for July 2-8, 2018

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Horoscopes to unlock the stars, not to be locked down by them.

“Brew your words carefully”

Photo credit: Joanna Kosinska

There’s been a heat wave in many parts of the world over the last week. As Mercury prepares to sound off against Mars by opposition on Thursday, things might heat up a different way. It doesn’t help this all peaks while the Moon is in Aries, a Mars ruled sign. So, how hot might it actually get on the Soul level? It all depends on where you direct that heat.

Avoiding the bitter brew

The challenging manifestation of that face off between Mars and Mercury this week might come through heated words and exchanges. Anger usually brews bitter words. Whether you’re a person quick or slow to anger, you want to be careful of that powerful emotion. Perhaps the best advice about anger is to avoid it, first, even when it’s right in your face. You can choose to take a walk when a discussion goes into emotional overdrive. Commit to silence. Or discharge your strong emotion by doing something physical, like a full-on workout at the gym. Yet, anger isn’t the only likely display of this heavenly aspect.

Changing wrath to resolve

As I’ve said otherwise here, I love Don Miguel’s Four Agreements. The first agreement is “to be impeccable with your word.” Nothing could be truer with Mars and Mercury. Reminds me when Dr. King said, “All we say to America is, “Be true to what you said on paper.” King might have been speaking about America’s political realities, but the same holds true for our personal issues as well. Are you honoring your New Year’s resolutions? Your current goals? If not, shorten the line between what you say and what you desire to do.

It’s interesting how easy that line shortens with anger. We might rush to do something that we regret later. But we could just as easily use energy like that to do something we’ve been putting off for a long time. We don’t have to wait for anger to show up. We can bring another kind of heat.

Call it resolve. Anger is often resolute and absolute. Resolve adds muscle to words. It’s the willingness to accomplish something, no matter what. Anger has resolve but it’s also impatient. It wants what it wants when it wants it and nothing other than what it wants. That’s the absolute part of anger. And sometimes anger doesn’t fully know what it wants. There’s only the clarity of what it doesn’t want.

Yet, when you resolve to accomplish a specific task, to know (Mercury) what you want to do with full passion (Mars), you will and can. And it can be sweet!

How to read and use these affirmations

You could choose to read these only for “your sign.” Perhaps that might be your Sun, Moon, or ascendant sign, if you’re familiar with those terms and your chart. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend that, though.

I would skim through them all and see which affirmation affirms your life this week:

Pay careful attention to the affirmation(s) that you resist. You probably need to meditate on and say those aloud often.

These affirmations are written for this week, but many of them might speak to you for longer, even a lifetime.

You might not know at the top of the week what you need to affirm. But you might have a sense from the previous week, from a dream or something that happens right on Monday morning. You can also visit this page later in the week to see what resonates. You might also discover I write more for another planet or sign in your chart. I talk more about this here.

My desire is to prompt you to read more for your whole chart, not just what you know or understand your birth chart to be. It’s also possible that none of what I write here speaks to you, and that’s okay. The goal is to open and to explore. That’s the only way we ever truly know anything.

The Signs of Saturn

Saturn

Planets or Ascendant in Capricorn and/or Aquarius

Capricorn (Cardinal, Earth sign)

Affirmation:

I know a clenched fist must open up to receive blessings.

Aquarius (Fixed, Air sign)

Affirmation:

I make foes into friends because opposing views do not have to be opponents.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Signs of Jupiter

Jupiter

Planets or Ascendant in Sagittarius and/or Pisces

Sagittarius (Mutable, Fire sign)

Affirmation:

I angle more toward patience when speaking and listening than rushing to whatever I think is the point.

Pisces (Mutable, Water sign)

Affirmation:

I make room for bigger projects and endeavors by clearing out what’s in my way.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Signs of Mars

Mars

Planets or Ascendant in Aries and/or Scorpio

Aries (Cardinal, Fire sign)

Affirmation:

I heat others up enough to motivate, not boil over with emotion.

Scorpio (Fixed, Water sign)

Affirmation:

I am a victor when attuned to the Now and a victim when trapped in the past.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Sign of the Sun

The Sun

Planets or Ascendant in Leo

Leo (Fixed, Fire sign)

Affirmation:

I allow my actions to speak louder than my words.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Signs of Venus

Venus

Planets or Ascendant in Taurus and/or Libra

Taurus (Fixed, Earth sign)

Affirmation:

Any anger I suffer is kindling for achieving greater competence, not more conflict.

Libra (Cardinal, Air sign)

Affirmation:

I use clear reason to help others make wiser choices

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Signs of Mercury

Mercury

Planets or Ascendant in Gemini and/or Virgo

Gemini (Mutable, Air sign)

Affirmation:

My words soar and sear with inspiration and conviction.

Virgo (Mutable, Earth sign)

Affirmation:

I prioritize key tasks to reserve enough energy to do nothing later, if I so choose.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.

The Sign of the Moon

The Moon

Planets or Ascendant in Cancer

Cancer (Cardinal, Water sign)

Affirmation:

I am confident my needs will be met without rush or worry.

Don’t know what planets or points you have where in your chart? Learn what to do about it here.